Add or Remove Buttons on Your Toolbar

To add new functionality to your toolbar, you can select from among various buttons. You can also streamline your toolbar by removing buttons you don't use.

Step

Mouse actions

Keyboard actions

On the Internet Explorer menu bar:

Select View.
Point to Toolbars.
Select Customize.

On the Internet Explorer menu bar:

Open the View menu by pressing ALT+V.
Select Toolbars list by pressing T.
Select Customize by pressing C.

In the Customize Toolbar dialog box:

To add a button:

In the Available toolbar buttons list:

Select the toolbar button you want to add.
Select Add.

To remove a button:

In the Current toolbar buttons list:

Select the toolbar button you want to remove.
Select Remove.

In the Customize Toolbar dialog box:

To add a button:

Display the Available toolbar buttons list by pressing ALT+V.
Select the toolbar button you want to add by pressing the UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW key.
Add the button you want by pressing ALT+A.

To remove a button:

Display the Current toolbar buttons list by pressing ALT+T.
Select the toolbar button you want to remove by pressing the UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW key.
Remove the button you want by pressing ALT+R.

To keep your selections:

Select Close.

To go back to the default settings:

Select Reset.
Select Close.

To keep your selections:

Press ALT+C.

To go back to the default settings:

Press ALT+E.
Press ENTER.

Customize Toolbar: Add or remove buttons